diff -ur smbpwman-0.5.orig/smbpwcommon.c smbpwman-0.5/smbpwcommon.c
--- smbpwman-0.5.orig/smbpwcommon.c	2004-09-22 12:01:55.000000000 +1000
+++ smbpwman-0.5/smbpwcommon.c	2004-09-22 12:06:08.000000000 +1000
@@ -68,31 +68,6 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-void start_server()
-{
-	pid_t cpid;
-	int status;
-
-	cpid = fork();
-	if(cpid == 0)
-	{
-		// Detach ourself so PAM does not have a fit
-		cpid = fork();
-
-		if(cpid != 0)
-		{
-			exit(0);
-		}
-		setsid();
-
-		execl(SERVER_PATH SERVER_NAME, SERVER_NAME, 0);
-		exit(0);
-	}
-	waitpid(cpid, &status, 0);
-
-	return;
-}
-
 int open_unix_socket(char *name)
 {
 	struct stat stat_buf;
@@ -204,7 +179,6 @@
 	cs = unix_connect(SOCKET_NAME);
 	if(cs < 0)
 	{
-		start_server();
 		while(attempts > 0)
 		{
 			attempts--;
@@ -274,8 +248,6 @@
 
 	if(cs < 0)
 	{
-		// could not connect, try to start the server...
-		start_server();
 		cs = unix_connect(SOCKET_NAME);
 	}